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Doug Martin (golfer)

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Doug Martin
Personal information
Born (1966-12-08) December 8, 1966 (age 58)
Bluffton, Ohio
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT23: 1997
U.S. OpenT60: 1994
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Doug Martin (born December 8, 1966) is an American professional golfer.

Martin was born in Bluffton, Ohio. As an amateur, he won the 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur,[1] was semi-finalist at 1988 U.S. Amateur,[2] and played on the 1989 Walker Cup team.[3] He played college golf at University of Oklahoma where he won three events and was a three-time All-American.[4][5] He graduated and turned professional in 1989.

Martin played on the Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour from 1991 to 1999. On the Nationwide Tour (1991, 1993), he won the 1993 Nike South Texas Open. On the PGA Tour (1992, 1994–99), his best finish was a playoff loss to Vijay Singh at the 1995 Buick Classic.

Martin has been the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats men's golf team since the fall of 2007.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (2)

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Nike Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Apr 4, 1993 Nike South Texas Open −1 (70-76-70-71=287) Playoff United States Guy Boros

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1993 Nike South Texas Open United States Guy Boros Won with par on first extra hole
2 1993 Nike Permian Basin Open United States Franklin Langham Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

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Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1995 Buick Classic Fiji Vijay Singh Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
U.S. Open T60 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT T23
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Martin never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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